Recap of HIMSS BrandHIT Day 1
HIMSS inaugural BrandHIT conference last week in Las Vegas. We were there and followed the action. Check out our recap of Day 1 and hashtag #BrandHIT for more insights from attendees.
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Better Protecting the Healthcare System Against Cyber Attacks
By Steve Curren – Health records possess a wealth of critical information, and the ability of healthcare professionals to quickly access them can be vital to ensuring positive patient outcomes. However, these records also contain information that is valuable to cyber criminals.
11 Ways to Help Patients Adopt New Technology
By Lauren Cranford – Modern patient-care related technologies such as EHRs and health portals, telemedicine, and wearable devices have the potential to put patients in greater control of their health than ever before.
Communication Breakdown: Fax Failure
By Matt Fisher – Healthcare entities have received another warning from the OCR concerning yet another aspect of HIPAA compliance. OCR’s settlement with St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center focuses on controlling when and how PHI is released.
ONC Announces Winners of Privacy Policy Snapshot Challenge
Winners of this challenge created Model Privacy Notice (MPN) generators that produce a customizable MPN for health information technology (IT) developers, making it easier for consumers to see a product’s privacy and security policies.
What Real-Time Location Systems Mean for the Future of Health Care
By Kayla Matthews – Hospitals and other health care facilities are a hive of activity, filled with busy worker bees in the form of the doctors and nurses that save lives every single day. While these medical professionals do their best to keep track of everything and everyone, sometimes it can be difficult to keep things straight.
3 Automation Tips to Improve the Patient Experience
By Matt Kelly – Medical providers are challenged with navigating the new healthcare landscape for their staff while continuing to improve the patient experience. While healthcare has seen incredible advances in both medicine and technology over the last several decades, the patient care model continues to evolve.
7 Medical Device Trends to Watch in 2017
By Rachel Beavins Tracy – After the mega-merger era of 2015-2016, the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act and a new administration in the White House, many in the medical device industry are wondering what changes are on the horizon for 2017.
What’s Next for Electronic Health Records?
By John Halamka MD – With the Department of Justice announcement of the $155 million dollar eClinicalWorks settlement (including personal liability for the CEO, CMO and COO), many stakeholders are wondering what’s next for EHRs.